On Monday, a group of 8 of us, 6 adults and 2 kids, drove out to the farmer’s market I frequent, where a playground and farm animal petting area has been added over the summer. The playground included a giant tractor tire that has been made into a sandbox, with included farm equipment trucks to…
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Doodads — GRPublicMuseum and yard pics
Instead of going to Meijer Gardens this past week we went to the Grand Rapids Public Museum. We only had 1.5 hours in there so a limited # of pics. Learn more about uranium glass here. The weather has been gorgeous. Here are some pics from around the yard.
24 SSPC 49 (2nd week) Fading Heat (Aug 23 -Sept 6, 2024) Shosho (tanka series)
Only twenty bucks,fall planting garlic for sale.Thank you but no thanks.Don’t get me wrong; I love it,olive-oiled jarred, minced for two. Tomato packet said purple, plenty, and dwarf;none of them apply.Instead, dark red, few, and bignow supplement bought bushels. What was I thinkingby not planting zucchinithis perfect growing season?I also skipped sunflowers;chipmunks and birds mystified….
The Oracle Speaks — Brother Time’s Caramel Pie
Brother Time’s Caramel Pie Lingered over the window, a child’s heart desires, corduroy belly growling, some delicious caramel pie. Angel magic sails, from fat-fired sacred star, blush that colors morning air — and brother time — with joy as boy devours it. Magnet poem poets kit Reading The Oracle’s offering today, my mind visualizes a…
24 SSPC 45 — (2nd week) Sweltering Heat (0722 – 0806) Taisho 大暑 (tanka)
Purple Reign’s still green, lost in the texture of it; rejuvenated, rain will grant lush promises: wet chins with every bite. Note: purple reign is a variety of heirloom tomato. This is a pic of mine from this morning. No sign of purple yet. It rained heavily all day yesterday, which every living thing loved….
food – Lemon-ricotta Dutch Baby
A couple of months ago, I decided to start Hello Fresh, which is a company that will send every ingredient (except for things like oil, butter, salt, and sugar) for a recipe in refrigerated, recyclable, mostly paper packaging and includes a step-by-step preparation card. You tell them how many meals you want and each week,…
Friday Favorite Feature 8 — tiramisu
image by: Raffaele Diomede from Pordenone, ITALIA Trying to choose a favorite dessert for me is an exercise in futility as there are so many contenders. Today I choose tiramisu as the subject of my Friday Favorite Feature. Wikipedia describes Tiramisu as: Tiramisu (Italian: tiramisù [ˌtiramiˈsu], from tirami su, “pick me up” or “cheer me…
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